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'''Bagatipara Upazila''' ([[Natore District|natore district]]) area 139.86 sq km, located in between 24°15' and 24°22' north latitudes and in between 89°13' and 89°26' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Natore Sadar Upazila|natore sadar]] upazila on the north, [[Lalpur Upazila|lalpur]] upazila on the south, [[Baraigram Upazila|baraigram]] upazila on the east, [[Charghat Upazila|charghat]], [[Bagha Upazila|bagha]] and [[Puthia Upazila|puthia]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 118794; male 60786, female 58008; Muslim 112053, Hindu 6367, Buddhist 345 and others 29. Indigenous communities such as [[Santals, The|santal]], Bagti, Phahari, [[Oraon, The|oraon]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Baral River|baral]].

''Administration'' Bagatipara Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural

|-
|
-

|
5

|
93

|
144

|
7674

|
111120

|
849

|
55.6

|
47.0

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
5.59

|
4

|
7674

|
1373

|
55.6

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Jamnagar 76

|
7436

|
13535

|
12923

|
48.46

|-
|
Dayarampur 38

|
11477

|
13870

|
13372

|
48.25

|-
|
Panka 57

|
7865

|
12881

|
12004

|
46.85

|-
|
Fhaguardiar 42

|
3153

|
6877

|
6626

|
39.56

|-
|
Bagatipara 19

|
7030

|
13623

|
13083

|
50.45

|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:BagatiparaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Dayarampur Rajbari (1891), Galimpur Zamindarbari (1926), Begunia Zamindarbari (1911), Bara Bagha Mazar Sharif (1851), Neelkuthibari (Noashera), Nurpur Zamindarbari (1882), Mazar of Hazrat Shah Mokarram Danishmand (R).

''History of the War of Liberation'' On 22 November 1971, 16 Pak soldiers were killed in an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at village Nabirpara adjacent to the railway line.

Religious institutions 'Mosque 182, temple 21, church 1, tomb 2. Noted religious institutions: Barabagha Tomb, Moidulha of Basudevpur Gangasnana (holy bathing place).

''Literacy and educational institutions'' Average literacy 47.5%; Male 51.70%, female 43.20%. Educational institutions: college 13, technical college 5, agricultural college1, secondary school 41, primary school 46, vocational school 9, kindergarten 3, madrasa 7. Noted educational institutions: Takinagar Ideal High School and College (1994), Bagatipara Pilot High School (1959), Jigari High School (1959), Cantonment Public High School (1975).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Aunkur (1983), Utsa (2003), Kaler Garaj (2004), Raktabij, Unmesh (2004), Sharakpatra (2004).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 3, theatre group 4, cinema hall 1.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 69.19%, non-agricultural labourer 3.63%, industry 0.86%, commerce 10.83%, transport and communication 2.82%, service 6.70%, construction 0.85%, religious service '0.13%, rent and remittance 0.25% and others 4.74%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 57.06%, landless 42.94%; agricultural landowner: urban' 57.06%, rural 42.94%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, sugarcane, wheat, pulse, potato, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Barley, kaun, aus paddy, arahar.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi, black berry, banana, papaya, guava, date.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 69.82 km, semi-pucca road 4.42 km, mud road 303.90 km; railways 13 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport 'Palanquin.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, flour mill, saw mill.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, bamboo work, cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 17, fairs 6, most noted of which are Sonapur Hat, Dayarampur Hat, Lokmanpur Hat, Nazirpur Bazar, Barapukuria Gate Bazar, Malanchi Bazar and Barabagha Mela.

''Main exports'' sugarcane molasses, date molasses, mango, jackfruit.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of this upazila are under rural electricity net-work. However 30.05% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.29%, tap 1.07%, pond 0.16% and others 6.48%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in the tube well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 17.25% (rural 24.83% and urban 16.78%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 54.66% (urban 67.26% and rural 53.87%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 28.09% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Heath centres 'Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 4, community clinic 5, clinic 1.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA| asa]], Nijera Kari. [Md Moniruzzaman Moni]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Bagatirpara Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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